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Introduction: Chagas disease is an infectious disease caused by the parasitism process of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Given its potential for chronicity, nursing care in the health care of patients with Chagas disease will provide an improvement in quality of life and the prognosis of the disease. Objective: Review scientific knowledge about nursing care for individuals with Chagas disease. Material and Methods: descriptive and exploratory research, carried out with two independent reviewers using high sensitivity criteria in databases and gray literature sources between June and July 2022. Results: The review identified 12 relevant publications that emphasized health care, education, relationships, disease prevention and health promotion. The most frequent and diverse nursing diagnoses were related to the Activity/Rest, Health Promotion and Coping/Stress domains. Discussion: To meet the care needs of Chagas disease, it is essential to ensure nursing care that recognizes individualities, highlighting the importance of creating tools that facilitate the nursing process. The main points highlighted were related to the health education process, longitudinal monitoring, healthy lifestyle habits, general nursing care during hospitalization and the use of nursing diagnoses. Conclusion: the need for comprehensive nursing care that meets the main needs of individuals with Chagas disease is emphasized, considering their unique circumstances. Developing tools to support the nursing process is essential to improve the results of care for this population.

Introdução: A meditação pode ser uma estratégia para lidar com comorbidades psicoemocionais e físicas que afetam pessoas vivendo com HIV (PVH) e que podem ser exacerbadas durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Objetivo: Avaliar os níveis de linfócitos TCD4+ e TCD8+, carga viral e parâmetros metabólicos de PVH submetidos a sessões de meditação. Procedimento experimental: Estudo de caso-crossover no qual sete participantes frequentaram sessões de meditação guiadas remotamente entre julho e agosto de 2020 (oito semanas), uma sessão por semana, com duração média de uma hora cada. A quantificação de linfócitos TCD4+ e TCD8+ foi realizada por citometria de fluxo; a carga viral foi detectada pela técnica de reação em cadeia da polimerase e os parâmetros metabólicos por quimiluminescência. Resultados: A meditação manteve constantes os níveis de linfócitos TCD4+ (p=0,93) e TCD8+ (p=0,37) e a carga viral (